FY 2027-28 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant
Closes: 2026-10-09.
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- Agency
- Department of Transportation
- Closes
- 2026-10-09
- Opened
- 2026-08-18
- Open to
- Public Agency, Tribal Government
- Amounts
- Between $50,000 and $700,000
- Expected awards
- Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
- Matching funds
- 11%
About this program
Sustainable Communities support/implement local/regional multimodal transportation and land use planning projects that further a region’s RTP SCS and contribute to GHG reduction. Strategic Partnerships support Federal Planning Factors and transportation/multimodal planning studies in partnership with Caltrans that address regional, interregional, and statewide needs of the State Highway System. Planning projects must have a transportation nexus.
The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program was created to support the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) Mission: Improving lives and communities through transportation. The California Legislature passed, and Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1, Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) – The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, a transportation funding bill that provides a reliable fund source to maintain and integrate the State’s multimodal transportation system. In addition to the $10 million in traditional State and federal grants, approximately $25 million in SB 1 funds for Sustainable Communities Grants is available for each grant cycle. The State-funded Sustainable Communities grants ($30 million) are intended to support and implement Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies/Alternative Planning Strategies (SCS/APS) (where applicable) and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 and 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2045, respectively. Eligible planning projects must have a transportation nexus per Article XIX Sections 2 and 3 of the California Constitution. Therefore, successful planning projects are expected to directly benefit the multimodal transportation system. These grants will also improve public health, social equity, environmental justice, the environment, and provide other important community benefits. Additional details are provided in the STPG Application Guide available on the STPG website using the URL below. https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/division-of-transportation-planning/regional-and-community-planning/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants
Eligibility notes
Eligible planning projects must have a transportation nexus per Article XIX Sections 2 and 3 of the California Constitution. Additional eligibility criteria are available in the STPG Application Guide available on the STPG website at the URL listed below. https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/division-of-transportation-planning/regional-and-community-planning/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants
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